I also feel like this perfect Spider-Man film that has:
High emotional stakes
Mature story writing
Comedic Spider-Man and world
Great villains with interesting motivations
Fascinating world-building
Is a really hard Spider-Man film to do. The OG trilogy does the best
Yeah these movies don’t really utilize Peter’s sense of humor as much as they could, but these movies (at least I think) capture the inherent comedy of the books with more situational gags.
I typically try to avoid saying "___ is the best!" because that tends to offend people or make them think that I'm disregarding their opinion. I will also never say "You only like ___ because of nostalgia!" because that IS disregarding people's opinion.
Playing the nostalgia card basically says that all media has an expiration date, which a weird dismissive way to treat art. Do we love Van Gogh's "Starry Night" because of nostalgia? Is the Mona Lisa only revered because we loved it so much as kids? No, quality art ENDURES. Quality art SETS THE STANDARD for others to study and follow.
#spiderman #brandnewday
Spider-Man 2 has the juice.
It’s untouchable.
There’s countless moments like this which haven’t been surpassed in subsequent films.
Two of the coolest shot transitions in a comic book movie. Back to back.
Sam Raimi is a god tier visual director.
I think what's so frustrating when discussing Spider-Man 2 is that it's genuinely a great film, but it's existence has poisoned the way people talk about the character. Now everyone thinks that Peter Parker has to suffer 24/7 in order for the story to be considered good.
All the stuff with Sandman is really good. The score is fantastic. Rosemary Harris steals the show as usual. MJ is allowed to be a flawed, three dimensional character who gets the most to do in this one. The score is fantastic as always. It's a good movie
I think people really overstate the issues with Spider-Man 3 and ignore the things that make it special. It's hilarious but at least 90% is intentional. I like the idea of the symbiote externalizing Peter's misogyny. The action choreography still mogs 99% of the superhero genre
The "Brand New Day" isn't as funny complaint is straight up false bro. Jon Bernthal putting on the spider-man mask is the hardest I've ever laughed at a MCU movie lmfao.
Sony and Marvel fr gotta bite the bullet and have Spidey pop up in other movies that aren’t just the Avengers. Brand New Day lowkey turned him into the guy that got too important at work
There's a sequence in this fight where Spidey moves around a corridor with the camera following him and it's honestly one of the best things I've seen from a superhero movie
The way Spidey moves in that scene is perfection